[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1340.1]

[Page 244]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1340_CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  1340.1  Purpose and scope.


    (a) This part implements the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (``Act''). As authorized by the Act, the National Center on Child 
Abuse and Neglect seeks to assist agencies and organizations at the 
national, State and community levels in their efforts to improve and 
expand child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment activities.
    (b) The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect seeks to meet 
these goals through:
    (1) Conducting activities directly (by the Center);
    (2) Making grants to States to improve and expand their child abuse 
and neglect prevention and treatment programs;
    (3) Making grants to and entering into contracts for: Research, 
demonstration and service improvement programs and projects, and 
training, technical assistance and informational activities; and
    (4) Coordinating Federal activities related to child abuse and 
neglect. This part establishes the standards and procedures for 
conducting the grant funded activities and contract and coordination 
activities.
    (c) Requirements related to child abuse and neglect applicable to 
programs assisted under title IV-B of the Social Security Act are 
implemented by regulation at 45 CFR parts 1355 and 1357.
    (d) Federal financial assistance is not available under the Act for 
the construction of facilities.

[48 FR 3702, Jan. 26, 1983, as amended at 52 FR 3994, Feb. 6, 1987; 55 
FR 27639, July 5, 1990]